2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival

Subject: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Monologue Man
Date: 02 Nov 12 - 09:40 AM

Early Bird tickets are now on sale for the 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival.

Booking details together with the full line up are on the festival website www.moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk

Artists include: Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies, Quicksilver, Anthony John Clarke, Paul Metsers, Brian Peters, Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer, The Bounty Hounds, Winter Wilson, Black Rat and Hissyfit.

Orders for festival T shirts can also be made when you book your tickets.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Leadfingers
Date: 02 Nov 12 - 10:12 AM

Web Site Shame it Clashes with W H F F - IF I am paying for a weekend , double the mileage matters these days !

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 02 Nov 12 - 01:13 PM

It IS an awful shame that Moira and Grove are clashing again in 2013, as they're 2 of my favourite festivals. Hopefully they will be able to stop clashing in future years!

But we will definitely be going to Moira in 2013!

MudGather anyone?

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: WindhoverWeaver
Date: 02 Nov 12 - 02:02 PM

Form printed and cheque written.

Mudgather on the list, of course.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Dave Earl
Date: 02 Nov 12 - 02:15 PM

Really like both Grove WHFF and Moira and hate not being able to do both.

I've therefore decided that I will alternate year by year. Therefore, as I was at Moira in 2012, I will be at White Horse Fest. in 2013.

please keep my name on the Stewarding list though.

Dave

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Splott Man
Date: 03 Nov 12 - 03:42 AM

Huzzah!
We'll be there!

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Monologue Man
Date: 03 Nov 12 - 03:55 AM

I agree that it is a shame about the clash with White Horse Folk Festival. One of the organisers from White Horse came to the early Moira Furnace Folk Festivals when Moira was on the third August weekend and White Horse on the 4th. Moira have remained with the 3rd weekend but now, it would appear that White Horse have moved to the 3rd weekend as well!

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Acorn4
Date: 03 Nov 12 - 05:14 AM

Perhaps avoiding a clash with Shrewsbury was a factor.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Andy Jackson
Date: 03 Nov 12 - 05:39 AM

I'm afraid clashing is the bane of an organisers life. A major factor for the smaller festivals is catering for the hard core followers. WHFF and Moira are a classic case, many who go to either really want to go to both. Dave E's answer of alternating is one solution. But this means that the fun chat about what happened last year, is meaningless; who talks about the year before last?

Early planning and chat between organisers, including the big boys, is surely the only way this can be sorted. The idea of hanging on to a specific weekend might have to be relaxed, you just tell us when it's on, we'll be there.
Is this not part of the idea behind AFO (the Association of Festival Organisers for those across the pond)?

P.S. We will be at Moira, sorry again Dave.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 04 Nov 12 - 05:02 AM

Yay Moira!!! Have not been back since attended in 2010 due first to illness in 2011 then to visit to US 2012. Perfect as we will be spending some time up thataway for retirement move reconnaissance mission in South Yorkshire.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Monologue Man
Date: 16 Nov 12 - 12:22 PM

EARLY BIRD tickets now available for the 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival... buy them before 1st April 2013 and pay 2012 Festival Ticket prices!
See the MFFF website for details...
http://www.moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk/tickets_booking.html

MFFF Tickets and Booking
www.moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk
Moira Furnace Folk Festival Ticket and Booking Information

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 16 Nov 12 - 01:57 PM

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Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Monologue Man
Date: 28 Nov 12 - 05:14 AM

‎2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival souvenir T-SHIRTS now available to order, in a variety of colours and sizes!
Click here to find out more...
http://www.moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk/forms/2013_forms/2013_t_shirt_v1.pdf

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Monologue Man
Date: 08 Dec 12 - 07:07 AM

A Moira Furnace Folk Festival weekend ticket provides an excellent Christmas present for both family and loved ones.

For only £25 you can give somebody an excellent weekend of entertainment that they will treasure for many years to come.

Tickets are available from the festival website

www.moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Bounty Hound
Date: 08 Dec 12 - 02:52 PM

Great festival, can't wait, bring on summer. Suffolk well represented again with the return of the excellent Chris King (seaking) And watch out for our friends from Bury St Edmunds Cudby Calder, a fantastic new act, spotted at the BSE Oxjam folk weekend this year, and booked for Moira on the spot!

Looking forward to seeing you there

Bounty Hound John

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Cats
Date: 08 Dec 12 - 05:12 PM

I will be doing an amazing story walk along with Ned Clamp and Patti smith providing the music and some of the songs. Hopefully the storytellers chair will be carved in the woods by then.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Dec 12 - 06:13 AM

I can confirm that the storytellers chair has been carved and they are planning an official opening around Easter time. I have passed on your contact details so they can invite you to this event.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,cllr
Date: 09 Dec 12 - 01:18 PM

re dates
August 2010 and 2011 they were a week apart (I was at both) because the way they follow the weekends in that month.

2012, 13, 14, there is effectively one less weekend and they get pushed together. Grove moves between the second and third weekend depending on this as it seems to be based on what day the month starts while Moira seems to be based on being the weekend before the Bank holiday
next one without a clash is 2015
i love both festivals

when it works out i can do Sidmouth Dartmoor Grove Moira and Towersey all in one month 8-)
regards cllr

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Dec 12 - 04:00 PM

Not sure how you have worked this out cllr but there are in fact 5 weekends in August in 2014!

The date of the festival is also not related to the Bank Holiday.

Irrespective of the number of weekends in August, the festival committee has decided that Moira Furnace Folk Festival will be held on the third weekend in August so the 2014 festival will be on 115th, 16th and 17th August.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Monologue Man
Date: 09 Dec 12 - 04:01 PM

Sorry about the last post!!

It should have read 15th, 16th and 17th August 2014.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 09 Dec 12 - 07:49 PM

Moira in 2009 was the fourth weekend in August as the fifth weekend was a bank holiday weekend monday being the 31st


there are indeed five weekends in august in 2014 but the last weekend is not the bank holiday the 31 is the sunday the point being

all the moira festivals so far are the week before the bank holiday (so far) and all the whitehorse festivals are the following week after Sidmouth finishes

Sidmouth dates are always from the first Monday in August which is why sometimes the start of Sidmouth festival friday is in July and other times the first friday is in August


Moira 2010 was technically the third weekend but effectively the fourth as the first of august was a Sunday (depends if you say a weekend is just the saturday or if it has to include the Sunday as well)

in 2011 the first Monday from when Sidmouth runs was 1 August which meant

that White horse ran on the second and Moira was on the third weekend

2012 clashed so will 2013 and 2014 as i previously said

unless one festival changes its date, the next year where they won't clash will be 2015

moira has so far always been the weekend before the bank holiday
whitehorse/grove is always the weekend that follows a week after the final friday of Sidmouth.

if its irrespective of when it falls, i hope the committee stick to the current pattern in 2015
as Whitehorse/grove will be 14 15 16 August and Moira will be 21 22 23 so i can do both again- which is exactly the same as the 2009 dates

warmest regards cllr

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Seaking
Date: 10 Dec 12 - 07:13 AM

Missed it last year due to work getting in the way. Can't wait to get back in 2013, it's a fantastic festival and great to see how it's developing year after year. As John says, nice to see Suffolk so well represented, it's going to be fun !
Chris

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 10 Dec 12 - 10:45 AM

I've generally found that WHFF starts a week after Sidmouth finishes, so clashes with the start of Whitby when there are 4 Mondays in the month but not when there are 5 Mondays in August. Moira always seems to have started the same weekend as the start of Whitby.

Kitty

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Monologue Man
Date: 10 Dec 12 - 11:28 AM

As I have already stated a decision has been made by the Moira Furnace Folk Festival committee to hold future festivals on the third weekend of August.

When the Bank Holiday is does not have any relevance to the decision.

2014 will be 15th, 16th and 17th August.

2015 will be 21st,22nd and 23rd

2016 will be on 19th, 20th and 21st

2017 will be on 18th, 19th and 20th

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Dec 12 - 02:02 PM

Not wanting to quibble Morley man
But as I have said 21 22 23 August 2015 is the fourth weekend of August 2015
The first one was on the fourth weekend as well in 2009
Regards Cllr

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Dec 12 - 03:07 PM

Sorry i meant monologue man
Regards Cllr

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Dame Pattie Smith EPNS
Date: 10 Dec 12 - 06:12 PM

Yes we are looking forward to it very much, we enjoyed it lots this year.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Monologue Man
Date: 11 Dec 12 - 04:56 AM

By the third weekend we mean the third weekend when the Friday, Saturday and Sunday are all in August.In 2015 the Friday of the first weekend in August is in July as it was in 2009 !

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 11 Dec 12 - 06:04 AM

OK, so that's agreed then, 3rd FULL weekend in August! I'll make a note of that....

BTW, I'm looking forward to it aswell, though I hate missing Grove *sigh*

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST, Monolgue Man
Date: 11 Dec 12 - 11:28 AM

We are all very much looking forward to listening to My guru always said appearing again in 2013.

I assume that you will want me to programme a Mudgather at the Railway on the Saturday afternoon of the festival. Will last year's times be OK?

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 11 Dec 12 - 11:55 AM

Monologue Man: Can't remember what those times were, but perhaps a little nearer teatime? I think I recall that we clashed with some fabulous concerts! Poss 4.30 - 6.30?
ps. Many thanks for your kind words!

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Monologue Man
Date: 11 Dec 12 - 01:46 PM

Last year it was from 3.30 until 5.30 with the proviso that you could go on until 6 p.m if necessary.

The Saturday evening concerts start at 6.30 p.m.

I will leave it to you to decide the timings.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 14 Dec 12 - 06:20 AM

Monologue Man: Many thanks for helping with the times for the MudGather!

CattersAll: Mudgather times are now sorted and will be from 4-6pm on the Saturday, Hoorah!!

How about that for fab organisation & planning ahead *grin*

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: WindhoverWeaver
Date: 14 Dec 12 - 08:59 AM

Sounds great MGAS! Chocolate, songs, and time for a bite of pub food before the evening concert--what could be better?

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Ian
Date: 14 Dec 12 - 09:38 AM

I'm getting a bit old for camping but would love to go to this festival. It appears that the end of the Ashby Canal (and its incredibly smelly toilet facilities) is about 5 miles away by road (and probably something similar walking).

Does anyone have any comments on how realistic it would be to get a taxi from the festival site to some nearby canal mooring (accessible by road)?

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Big Al Whittle
Date: 14 Dec 12 - 12:13 PM

Moira Furnace....she sounds like hot stuff!

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: OlgaJ
Date: 21 Jan 13 - 05:43 AM

Lots of interesting workshops planned for singers and musicians and the Storytelling at the new Storyteller's chair sounds fascinating. There will also be a Skiffle Session on Sunday morning that everyone can join in with. If you can shake it, bang it, pluck it, blow it or sing it, bring it along and let off some steam.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 21 Jan 13 - 06:10 AM

I'll be there again - Lovely festival last year. Bringing a hoard this time - Me and Mrs G, 2 grandsons, Grandsons parents (Son and Daughter I-L) and D-I-Ls Mum and friend! See you there :-)

DtG

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 21 Jan 13 - 02:47 PM

Did anyone manage to answer Ian's question about mooring locally?

Looking forward to seeing the Storytellers chair!

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Monologue Man
Date: 18 Mar 13 - 10:58 AM

If you are planning to come to this year's festival then please remember that the Early Bird prices are only available till the end of March. Save yourself £5 on every ticket by purchasing before April 1st.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Monologue Man
Date: 24 Mar 13 - 12:09 PM

Just one more week for you to take advantage of the Early Bird prices.

Book now if you want to save money at what must be the 'Best value Folk Festival' in the country.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: OlgaJ
Date: 21 May 13 - 04:21 AM

Workshop programme now complete. Some different sessions this time including a Nyckelharpa Taster session, Sacred Harp and West Gallery Singing, 'The Songwriter's Experience'(three hours in total, skiffle, ukulele, melodeon, basic guitar and basic voice. We've also got tai chi to get the day off to a good start and storytelling in the woods. There is a separate programme for children so we are hoping there is something for everyone.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 21 May 13 - 06:52 AM

So looking forward to this.

If you get the chance, do come to this lovely friendly festival!

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 21 May 13 - 03:46 PM

I'm have 6 tickets and am looking forward to it already :-) Can we get a programme in advance anyone?

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: OlgaJ
Date: 11 Jul 13 - 09:53 AM

Workshop programme just about sorted. We've got Sacred Harp and West Gallery (4 part harmony), Songwriting and Basic Voice for the singers, Nyckelharpa,Ukulele, Melodeon, Basic Guitar and Spoons for Musicians, and a big skiffle session on Sunday for everyone who wants to let off a bit of steam. In addition we've got Tai-Chi on both mornings and a story telling session at the new Storytellers Chair in the Wood on Saturday. Children will be catered for in the Hollybush Tent with a variety of crafts. All we need now is to book the weather!

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 12 Jul 13 - 04:22 AM

Really looking forward to Moira! If you're booking the weather can you please put in a request for 'no sunburn'?

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 12 Jul 13 - 05:48 AM

Nooooo! Sunburn is easy to avoid with the right sunscreen and ensuring you spend enough time in the beer tent :-) It's rain and cold we don't want!

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: OlgaJ
Date: 12 Jul 13 - 06:08 AM

Yep - you can prevent sunburn but not wind and rain! Looking good for the next week so hopefully it will last a few more:-)

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 16 Jul 13 - 11:59 AM

Still enjoying the sunshine, and hope that it stays with us till at least after Moira!

Million dollar shortcake?

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: OlgaJ
Date: 16 Jul 13 - 12:02 PM

Probably!

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 17 Jul 13 - 01:47 AM

Long range weather forecast is good

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Sooz
Date: 17 Jul 13 - 04:04 AM

Absolute beginners ukulele workshops - bring that uke you had for Christmas and never tried to play. We also have a small number of instruments to lend. We all had great fun with this at Bromsgrove last weekend!

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: OlgaJ
Date: 17 Jul 13 - 04:25 AM

And don't forget there will be a big skiffle session on Sunday morning that everyone can join in with. All welcome.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Monologue Man
Date: 17 Jul 13 - 05:08 AM

In response to Dave the Gnome's question.

The list of which artists are performing on particular days is on the festival website.

www.moirafurnacefolkfestival.co.uk

Click on Festival lineup on the left hand side and when you get to this page click again on festival lineup on the right hand side of the page.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 17 Jul 13 - 05:45 AM

Thanks MM - Much appreciated.

Cheers

Dave

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 17 Jul 13 - 07:23 AM

This should work!

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 17 Jul 13 - 07:35 AM

It does indeed MGAS. Now, I am going to be really cheeky and ask if anyone has details of Kids sessions, Dance displays, Workshops etc. Well, if you don't ask, you don't get :-)

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Monolgue Man
Date: 17 Jul 13 - 10:46 AM

The workshops are Sacred Harp and West Gallery (4 part harmony), Songwriting and Basic Voice for the singers, Nyckelharpa,Ukulele, Melodeon, Basic Guitar and Spoons for Musicians, and a big skiffle session on Sunday for everyone who wants to let off a bit of steam. In addition we've got Tai-Chi on both mornings and a story telling session at the new Storytellers Chair in the Wood on Saturday.
Children will be catered for in the Hollybush Tent on both Saturday and Sunday morning with a variety of crafts. There will be a circus skills workshop on both Saturday and Sunday afternoon.


The ulelele workshop is on both days. On the Saturday for young people and on Sunday for everybody. If you have a ukelele then please bring it. There is a limited number of ukeles to borrow.

dance displays take place on the festival site on Saturday and Sunday afternoon and outside The Woodman and near The Railway on Saturday afternoon.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: OlgaJ
Date: 17 Jul 13 - 01:31 PM

Should be something for everyone!

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,AEOLA
Date: 18 Jul 13 - 10:48 AM

Which weekend is it????? NO!!!! Only kidding,,, I will be there-- looking forward to it,,, hail rain or shine!!

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST,Monologue Man
Date: 01 Aug 13 - 05:51 AM

To enable the treasurer to deal with ticket orders before she leaves home for the festival setting up process can you please note the following 'cut off dates' for weekend ticket sales.

We still have some weekend tickets available so If you intend coming please order your tickets NOW.

Tickets by post must arrive by 9th August 2013

PayPal tickets transactions must be made by by 11.59 p.m. on 13th August 2013.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: WindhoverWeaver
Date: 01 Aug 13 - 11:46 AM

Only 2 weeks more to wait for the best festival of the year! Here's hoping the weather stays good, if just a little cooler.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Sooz
Date: 07 Aug 13 - 08:11 AM

I've started packing the ukuleles ready to go!

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: OlgaJ
Date: 11 Aug 13 - 06:33 AM

Back from holiday. Looking forward to next weekend and meeting everyone again. If the couple from Gloucester we met in Caherciveen are reading this it will be nice to see you at Moira and hopefully hear you at a session!

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 14 Aug 13 - 07:00 AM

Really looking forward to this and hoping that the traffic will be OK on Friday. We're setting off as early as possible as I'm due to sing at 6.30pm. hope there'll be some friendly faces there, bring your voices!!!

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: GUEST
Date: 14 Aug 13 - 08:17 AM

Hissyfit will be travelling down in time for an evening spot on Friday, very much looking forward to it. We will be perofrming mid afternoon Saturday and then whisking away to Whitby for the week

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Green Man
Date: 14 Aug 13 - 09:56 AM

I am looking forward to this, it will be our second time. We like the atmosphere and the superb camping we had last year.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 14 Aug 13 - 10:29 AM

Ours too, Green Man - Bringing more people this time too :-)

Anyone got a concert running order yet? Don't get me wrong - The whole line up is good - but there are some artists I want to make double sure I see.

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 15 Aug 13 - 05:33 AM

Started packing!!!
Anyone got any info about which beers are in the 'real ale bar'?

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 16 Aug 13 - 03:16 AM

Don't forget to come to the MudGather, upstairs in the Railway PH on Saturday from 4-6pm. There may be chocolate.....

Safe journeys everyone, see you there!

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: WindhoverWeaver
Date: 19 Aug 13 - 08:27 AM

Wow, looks like I'm the first one home and (more likely) geeky enough to be checking in!

Another absolutely wonderful weekend!!! Don't see how, but it just keeps getting better each year. Thanks so much to all who organised and ran this years festival, as well as all the performers (both the "official" ones and those who sang/played at the sessions).

And thanks also to MGAS for another nice mudgather. 2 hours just isn't enough time for all that music and chocolate.

Next year already on the calendar, and will be ready when the tickets go on sale in November. Looks like a great line-up again.

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Acorn4
Date: 20 Aug 13 - 06:35 AM

A lot of the performances from the weekend are here:-



www.youtube.co.uk/simmo7ts

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Acorn4
Date: 20 Aug 13 - 06:37 AM

If that doesn't work try this:-

http://www.youtube.com/simmo7ts?gl=GB&hl=en-GB

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Richard Atkins
Date: 21 Aug 13 - 02:23 AM

Thanks to Acorn4 for that last link, the drop-down finds so many at Moira.

Talking to Drew and others, so many festivals covered with good quality. Peter Simmonds and the Team do justice with these professional clips.

One of the best with good quality sound has to be our Guru, Hilary Ward on 'Where Ravens Feed' no. 28. All bias and favouritism intended :-)

Direct Link Here

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: My guru always said
Date: 21 Aug 13 - 01:24 PM

Thanks for your kind words Richard, you've earned some Brownie Points *grin*

Another fantastic Moira! I originally thought that the very First Moira was the Best, very reminiscent of Miskin, but this festival just gets better and better every year. Huge thanks to the Committee and all the Volunteers and Stewards who worked so hard to make it such a wonderful weekend. This is a great festival to catch up with old friends & make new ones!!

We had a pretty bad journey up on Friday, arriving to set up the caravan just an hour before my first set but Moira soon had me chilled out enough to enjoy singing in the main tent. I thoroughly enjoyed singing at Moira again and it was great to hear everyone singing with me, there were some wonderful harmonies.

I have to say that the Landlady at the Railway PH was absolutely marvellous once again, a real asset to the Festival. We were there for the MudGather and a couple of late evening sessions and she was very hospitable, what a lovely Lady! Loved the Faggot sandwiches....

Once again we had a good attendance at the MudGather despite so much else going on at the Festival site. Thanks to all who came and sang, hugged, chatted, laughed, brought chocolate and ate speckledy cake & chocolate. Here's the Register:

Gazza2
MBSLynne
The Lemonade Lady
My guru always said
ShortyBrenda
Harmony Angel
AlcesterMarj
Splott Man
Moses
Guest, Andy Castle
Windhover Weaver
Mr & Mrs Scarecrow
Seaking
Richard Atkins
Guest, Rosie Marshall
Robbie Wilson
Guest, Malcolm Goodall

Apologies were received from:
MoorleyMan
Pelagie
Dame Patti Smith EPNS
Singing Referee

Also at Fest:
Monologue Man
OlgaJ
Cats
Shady
Kitchen Piper
Jonny Dyer
Green Man
Acorn4
El_punkoid_nouveau
Linda Kelly
Pistachio
Cllr
Lizabee
Sue the Borderer
Dave the Gnome
Sooz
Aeloa

As always there are likely to be Catters that I've not spotted or remembered to write on the list. Go on, who have I missed????

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 22 Aug 13 - 08:47 AM

My thanks to all the organisers too. As old Mt Grace used to say "You've all done verrrry well!" :-)

Took someone who has not done a folk festival before - She said she is bringing friends next year too. My daughters will probably also join us as they are huge fans of Blackbeard's Tea Party.

Cheers

DtG

Subject: RE: 2013 Moira Furnace Folk Festival
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 24 Aug 13 - 11:18 AM

Just seen the 2013 photos on the web site and for the second year running they feature a Gnome grandson - Youngest last year, playing a toy tambourine and the eldest this year, asleep on his Grandma :-) Back of Mrs G is also featured at the Ceilidh. Where's my royalties :-D

Cheers

DtG